By Coach Fred Matheny I’ve never ridden the fabled cobblestone roads of northern France or Belgium, the ones that shake riders into insensibility in Paris-Roubaix and some of the other Spring Classics. But on my local training roads we have the next best thing for masochistic riding – genuine western Colorado chip-and-seal. Recently, they’ve been using gravel so large … [Read more...] about How to Ride a Bicycle Over Rough Pavement or Cobbles
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Paris-Roubaix: The Six Success Factors
By Coach John Hughes Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) won Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, soundly defeating Tom Boonen (Quick-Step) and Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe). Boonen had won Paris-Roubaix four times, equaling Roger De Vlaeminck in wins. This was his last race — he retired at the end of the day — and he intended to go out with a win. At the very beginning of the … [Read more...] about Paris-Roubaix: The Six Success Factors
RBR Readers’ ‘Crash’ Commentary
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher There was a lot of feedback to my article last week, The First Rule of Crashes, the headline being the term I use for something just about every roadie hears early on in his or her riding career: It's not a question if IF you crash, but WHEN. I went on to talk about what I call the banality of roadie wrecks – the fact that there … [Read more...] about RBR Readers’ ‘Crash’ Commentary
5 More Basic Bike Repair Tips
By Jim Langley Judging from the nice feedback received on last week's Tech Talk, 5 Basic Bike Repair Tips, basic repair is a popular topic. It makes sense, now that the riding weather is about here (still raining here in Northern California, though). So, let’s keep it going for another week with a handful of additional fix-it hints for budding … [Read more...] about 5 More Basic Bike Repair Tips
Riding the George S. Mickelson Trail
There’s So Much More to the Area Than Just the Trail By Sheri Rosenbaum My friend Ella has a goal to ride in every U.S. state. Back in September 2015 she had her sights set on state #45…South Dakota. I hadn’t been there since I was a kid, plus had some extra vacation time, so I decided to join her on our very own Lucy and Ethel road trip. (If you're … [Read more...] about Riding the George S. Mickelson Trail